Quarterback, Vanderbilt (from Ball State), 2015–19
Riley Neal
Lettered 2015–18 at Ball State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Yorktown, IN
Riley Neal played quarterback at Ball State (2015–18) and Vanderbilt (2019).
Career highs
402passing yards, career highvs. Kent State, 20184touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Kent State, 201896rushing yards, career highat Miami (OH), 20162rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Central Michigan, 2018Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ball State | 228 | 391 | 58.3 | 2,276 | 5.8 | 16 | 6 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 242 | 394 | 61.4 | 2,541 | 6.4 | 13 | 12 |
| 2017 | Ball State | 67 | 99 | 67.7 | 659 | 6.7 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 194 | 335 | 57.9 | 1,917 | 5.7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 149 | 258 | 57.8 | 1,585 | 6.1 | 9 | 5 |
| Career | 880 | 1,477 | 59.6 | 8,978 | 6.1 | 55 | 30 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ball State | 88 | 399 | 4.5 | 2 | 41 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 127 | 540 | 4.3 | 8 | 46 |
| 2017 | Ball State | 24 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 86 | 357 | 4.2 | 5 | 31 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 53 | 47 | 0.9 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 378 | 1,410 | 3.7 | 15 | 46 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ball State | 6 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2016 | Ball State | 6 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2017 | Ball State | 6 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2018 | Ball State | 6 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 6 | QB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′6″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ball State | 479 | 0.15 | 27th (n=151) | 0.24 | 72.9 | 59% | 0.24 | -0.01 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 519 | 0.18 | 30th (n=152) | 0.25 | 96.0 | 59% | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| 2017 | Ball State | 123 | 0.38 | – | – | 46.7 | 54% | 0.26 | – |
| 2018 | Ball State | 418 | 0.24 | 48th (n=160) | 0.26 | 101.6 | 58% | 0.22 | 0.31 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 311 | 0.10 | 12th (n=155) | 0.27 | 31.8 | 45% | 0.15 | 0.03 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2019 Vanderbilt 11 games, 1,585 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 6–30 | 14 | 25 | 85 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 24–42 | 24 | 35 | 378 | 2 | 1 | −9 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 38–66 | 15 | 31 | 206 | 1 | 1 | −4 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 24–18 | 21 | 28 | 189 | 1 | 0 | −14 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 6–31 | 18 | 30 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 10–34 | 11 | 25 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 21–14 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 7–24 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 14–38 | 10 | 19 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 38–0 | 16 | 24 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 10–28 | 14 | 29 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
2018 Ball State 9 games, 1,917 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 42–6 | 23 | 30 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 16–24 | 23 | 50 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| Sep 15 | at | L 10–38 | 12 | 24 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 20–28 | 27 | 45 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 52–24 | 30 | 50 | 402 | 4 | 1 | 61 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 16–24 | 32 | 56 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 24–23 | 19 | 26 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 20–42 | 21 | 39 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 14–52 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
2017 Ball State 3 games, 659 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 21–24 | 21 | 34 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 51–31 | 23 | 34 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 28–13 | 23 | 31 | 238 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
2016 Ball State 11 games, 2,541 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 31–21 | 15 | 29 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 20–30 | 15 | 30 | 231 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 41–14 | 28 | 39 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 31–27 | 23 | 37 | 252 | 2 | 1 | 74 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 24–31 | 23 | 40 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 21–24 | 18 | 30 | 174 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 31–21 | 12 | 22 | 212 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 25–35 | 23 | 34 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 41–48 | 30 | 50 | 393 | 3 | 2 | 45 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 19–37 | 33 | 49 | 260 | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 20–21 | 22 | 34 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
2015 Ball State 11 games, 2,276 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 23–56 | 11 | 19 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 28–17 | 24 | 28 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 19–24 | 14 | 35 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 10–24 | 23 | 37 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 41–59 | 31 | 53 | 393 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 19–31 | 28 | 48 | 218 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 21–23 | 25 | 40 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 20–10 | 20 | 32 | 275 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 7–54 | 12 | 25 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 31–48 | 16 | 34 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 10–48 | 24 | 40 | 154 | 1 | 3 | −1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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